Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Developmental Biology

James Madison University•Harrisonburg, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Biology at James Madison University invites applications for a 10-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position with expertise in Developmental Biology. This is a full-time position with an anticipated start date of August 2027. The successful candidate will join a thriving community of more than 60 biologists with broad sub-disciplinary diversity and will expand this diversity through expertise in evolutionary development (evo-devo). Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to, comparative and experimental embryology, developmental physiology, and eco-evo-devo (e.g., ecotoxicology). Collaborative scholarship with other faculty members within and beyond the department is encouraged. The department is committed to increasing the success of all students by creating and sustaining welcoming learning environments in and out of the classroom. The successful candidate will be expected to exemplify these principles in their teaching, mentorship, scholarship, and service to the institution.

Requirements

Ph.D. in a field related to Developmental Biology with emphasis on comparative and evolutionary biology.

Nice To Haves

Post-doctoral experience preferred.
Relevant instructional experience or a clear plan for delivering upper-level animal development courses with a lab for majors and pre-professional health students.

Responsibilities

Establishing and maintaining an externally funded research program that includes mentoring and publishing with student co-authors, primarily undergraduates.
Teaching in the core curriculum for biology and biotechnology majors.
Teaching existing and/or developing new upper-level animal development courses with a lab for majors and pre-professional health students.
Contributing to or creating course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs).
Exemplifying principles of increasing student success, creating and sustaining welcoming learning environments in and out of the classroom in their teaching, mentorship, scholarship, and service to the institution.